A Culinary Celebration of Women

Speakers: Day 1 Salute to Women 2025

March 23, 2025 | GEORGE WASHINGTON HOTEL IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA

Day 1

Food Seminar Speakers

March 23, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

A Taste of Her Journey: Celebrating Women,
Food & Leadership

Susan Weaver

Chef Partner
Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
Farm Market Tales

Discover how European markets shaped Susan’s culinary career and how markets—both abroad and in the U.S.—connect food,culture, and community.

Learn About Susan
How to Eat Root to Table at Home

Join Anne Hart of Hart Kitchen Eatery and Kat Zajac of Villcaro Farms for a discussion on shopping for seasonal, locally grown produce and meats. Learn about purchasing beef from local farmers, pricing, and using lesser-known cuts. A live demo will show how to create simple, fun dishes with local ingredients.

Exhibitors

Explore the vibrant flavors and craftsmanship of talented female chefs, farmers, beverage makers, and food artisans from Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Connect with these inspiring women, discover their culinary artistry, and celebrate the power of food to bring communities together.

Root to Table's artisan, Kelly Knight.
Kelly Knight

Rappahannock Cellars

Root to table's Gala Action Team member Carissa Zanella
Carissa Zanella

Hillbrook Inn & Spa

Root to table's Board of Directors member Amanda Sweeney
Amanda Sweeny

Edgewood Apiaries

Root to Table's farmer, Alli Tucker.
Alli Tucker

Maple Leaf Farm

Lori Mackintosh

Mackintosh Fruit Farm

Root to Table's Chefs Cheryl Strasser and Bree Grant.
Cheryl Strasser & Bree Grant

Cowbell Kitchen

Root to table's Chef Action Team member Amanda Luhowiak
Amanda Lukiwak

The Whole Ox

Alena Kabetkina

Red Truck Bakery

Kat Zajac

Villacaro Farms

Elizabeth Gallery

Hillbrook Inn & Spa

Root to Table's artisan, Cree Catlett.
Cree Catlett

Yarrow Remedy

Root to Table's artisan, Adriana Lucca.
Adriana Lucca

Barrel Oak

Chef Estelle Richer-Legault

Not so Lonely Club

Chef Britt Shyrene

Shyrene Culinary

Chef Libby Nolle

Oddfellers’ Fine Foods

Root to Table's Chef Abby Levine.
Abby Levine

Maple and Rye

Chef Melissa Rebholz

Midges Kitchen Wheeling

Root to Table's artisan, Sarah Colby.
Sarah Colby

Blue Shepherd Spirits

Root to Table's farmer, Noelle Fiore.
Noelle Fiore

Wild and Fiore Farm

Root to Table's Chef Paula McDade.
Paula McDade

Goldfinch Chef Services

Chef Mary Ellen Diaz

Alma Bea

Tessa Tennyson

Alma Bea

Hillary Clovis

Rising Creek Bakery

Root to Table's artisan, Rachel Gendreau.
Rachel Gendreau

Crush Pad

Jacob Fries

Honey and Hops Brewworks

Melanie Thornberg

Happy Creek Cheese

Anna Rodriguez

Half Past Moon Coffee Buzz

Sponsors

Discover the incredible businesses and organizations that make this event possible.

Virginia Tourism
The George Washington Wyndham Grand Hotel
Blue Ridge CTC
The Whole Ox
The Scout Guide
Become a Sponsor

Advisory Board

Meet the Root to Table advisory board and planning team.

Root to Table's artisan, Kelly Knight.
Kelly Knight
Root to table's Chef Action Team member Amanda Luhowiak
Amanda Lukiwak
Root to table's Gala Action Team member Carissa Zanella
Carissa Zanella
Root to table's Board of Directors member Marcus Repp
Marcus Repp
Root to table's Board of Directors member Rachel Rae Dyer
Rachel Dyer
Alexandra Contreas
Roderick "Pete" Smith
Nanci Schmizzi

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Miriam Conroy
Laura Barton
Root to Table's farmer, Alli Tucker.
Alli Zito
Erica Cavanaugh
Nancy Craun
Root to Table's Chefs Cheryl Strasser and Bree Grant.
Cheryl Strasser & Bree Grant

Ticket Information

Both Days

Celebrating Women, Food, and Leadership & Salute to Women Symposium

March 23rd, 2025 - March 24, 2025

Day 1

Celebrating Women, Food, and Leadership

March 23rd, 2025

Day 2

Salute to Women Symposium

March 24th, 2025

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